Shahriar
Persian: شهريار
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| Coordinates: 35°40′20″N 51°01′25″E / 35.67222°N 51.02361°E / 35.67222; 51.02361[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Tehran |
| County | Shahriar |
| District | Central |
| Population
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| • Total | 309,607 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Shahriar (Persian: شهريار; Persian pronunciationⓘ)[a] is a city in the Central DistrictofShahriar County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
The Municipality of Shahriar was established in 1953, in which the population of the city was 5,000.[citation needed]
On 8 January 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down near the city, killing all 176 people on board.[5]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 189,120 in 24,039 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 249,473 people in 75,014 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 309,607 people in 97,570 households.[2]
The city is served by buses from the municipal-run Shahriar Municipality and Suburbs Bus Organization, connecting the city to Tehran and Karaj, while also serving a group of smaller surrounding towns.
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